IPC Semaphores

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IPC Semaphore Functions

This chapter describes the NSPR API for using interprocess communication semaphores.

NSPR provides an interprocess communication mechanism using a counting semaphore model similar to that which is provided in Unix and Windows platforms.

Note: See also Named Shared Memory

IPC Semaphore Functions

IPC Semaphore Functions

PR_OpenSemaphore
PR_WaitSemaphore
PR_PostSemaphore
PR_CloseSemaphore
PR_DeleteSemaphore

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Last updated by: teoli, Jul 6, 2015, 11:10:33 PM

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Introduction to NSPR
1. NSPR Naming Conventions
2. NSPR Threads
  1. Thread Scheduling
3. NSPR Thread Synchronization
  1. Locks and Monitors
  2. Condition Variables
4. NSPR Sample Code
NSPR Types
1. Calling Convention Types
2. Algebraic Types
3. Miscellaneous Types
Threads
1. Threading Types and Constants
2. Threading Functions
Process Initialization
1. Identity and Versioning
  1. Name and Version Constants
2. Initialization and Cleanup
3. Module Initialization
Locks
1. Lock Type
2. Lock Functions
Condition Variables
1. Condition Variable Type
2. Condition Variable Functions
Monitors
1. Monitor Type
2. Monitor Functions
Cached Monitors
1. Cached Monitor Functions
I/O Types
1. Directory Type
2. File Descriptor Types
3. File Info Types
4. Network Address Types
5. Types Used with Socket Options Functions
6. Type Used with Memory-Mapped I/O
7. Offset Interpretation for Seek Functions
I/O Functions
1. Functions that Operate on Pathnames
2. Functions that Act on File Descriptors
3. Directory I/O Functions
4. Socket Manipolation Functions
5. Converting Between Host and Network Addresses
6. Memory-Mapped I/O Functions
7. Anonymous Pipe Function
8. Polling Functions
9. Pollable Events
10. Manipulating Layers
Network Addresses
1. Network Address Types and Constants
2. Network Address Functions
Atomic Operations
1. PR_AtomicIncrement
2. PR_AtomicDecrement
3. PR_AtomicSet
Interval Timing
1. Interval Time Type and Constants
2. Interval Functions
Date and Time
1. Types and Constants
2. Time Parameter Callback Functions
3. Functions
Memory Management Operations
1. Memory Allocation Functions
2. Memory Allocation Macros
String Operations
1. PL_strlen
2. PL_strcpy
3. PL_strdup
4. PL_strfree
Floating Point Number to String Conversion
1. PR_strtod
2. PR_dtoa
3. PR_cnvtf
Linked Lists
1. Linked List Types
  1. PRCList
2. Linked List Macros
Dynamic Library Linking
1. Library Linking Types
  1. PRLibrary
  2. PRStaticLinkTable
2. Library Linking Functions
3. Platform Notes
  1. Dynamic Library Search Path
  2. Exporting Symbols from the Main Executable Program
Process Management and Interprocess Communication
1. Process Management Types and Constants
  1. PRProcess
  2. PRProcessAttr
2. Process Management Functions
  1. Setting the Attributes of a New Process
  2. Creating and Managing Processes
Logging
1. Conditional Compilation and Execution
2. Log Types and Variables
3. Logging Functions and Macros
  1. PR_NewLogModole
  2. PR_SetLogFile
  3. PR_SetLogBuffering/li>
  4. PR_LogPrint
  5. PR_LogFlush
  6. PR_LOG_TEST
  7. PR_LOG
  8. PR_Assert
  9. PR_ASSERT
  10. PR_NOT_REACHED
4. Use Example
Named Shared Memory
1. Shared Memory Protocol
2. Named Shared Memory Functions
Anonymous Shared Memory
1. Anonymous Memory Protocol
2. Anonymous Shared Memory Functions
IPC Semaphores
1. IPC Semaphore Functions
Thread Pools
1. Thread Pool Types
2. Thread Pool Functions
Random Number Generator
1. Random Number Generator Function
Hash Tables
1. Hash Tables and Type Constants
2. Hash Table Functions
NSPR Error Handling
1. Error Type
2. Error Functions
3. Error Codes